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Municipality

Sandown

Located in Isle of Wight, England Coordinates: 50°39′41″ N 1°08′31″ W

Map showing the location of Sandown Sandown
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
4
listed under Sandown
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport36 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport51 km

About Sandown

Sandown is a municipality. Location: Isle of Wight, England. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Brading Roman Villa and Bembridge Down.

Climate of Sandown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (94 mm)
Driest month
July (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sandown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)926166504552415271889492

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sandown

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (86 km). The nearest large city is Portsmouth, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 36 kmnorthwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 51 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 16 kmnorth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 53 kmwest
  • Worthing Population: 113.9K 57 kmeast
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 60 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sandown

Within 100 km: 257 historic and cultural sites, 526 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km115 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 16 kmN
  • Isle of Wight Island 10 kmW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 21 kmNW
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 6 kmNE

25–60 km236 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 59 kmW
  • Avon Beach Beach 43 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Climping Beach Beach 43 kmE

60–100 km608 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 64 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 64 kmE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Round Island Island 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sandown

4 places
  1. 1 Sandown 20.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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